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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Cessna 172 · Mccarthy, AK · August 7, 2022

Date: August 7, 2022 · 15:00 local
Place: Mccarthy, AK
Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N171Q
NTSB investigation: NTSBCEN22LA380
Reported as: Cessna 172
Reported engine: O-360-A1a LYCOMING
People aboard: 2
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 0
Pilot’s certificates: Commercial pilot, private pilot
Pilot’s flight hours: 3,222 total1,405 in this make and model120 in the last 90 days

N171QRegistered now · Cessna 172S/N 28197 · Built 1956 Airframe modelCessna 172 Engine modelAmateur-built UNKNOWN ENG

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What happened

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Pilot states it was an off-field departure from smooth, slightly-sloping tundra area on approximately 1500'X500' mesa top at 5,400 feet elevation.

Take-off roll and liftoff as expected. While building airspeed for climbout, left wing dropped in turbulent air and made contact with ground. Aircraft rolled onto nose and came to rest approximately 200 yards downslope from mesa's top.

As the FAA filed it

PILOT STATES IT WAS AN OFF-FIELD DEPARTURE FROM SMOOTH, SLIGHTLY-SLOPING TUNDRA AREA ON APPROXIMATELY 1500'X500' MESA TOP AT 5,400 FEET ELEVATION.

TAKE-OFF ROLL AND LIFTOFF AS EXPECTED. WHILE BUILDING AIRSPEED FOR CLIMBOUT, LEFT WING DROPPED IN TURBULENT AIR AND MADE CONTACT WITH GROUND. AIRCRAFT ROLLED ONTO NOSE AND CAME TO REST APPROXIMATELY 200 YARDS DOWNSLOPE FROM MESA'S TOP.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.

NTSB CEN22LA380Accident · No injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportMcCarthy, AKThe pilot’s failure to maintain control of the airplane during takeoff in turbulent weather conditions.Aug 7, 2022 · Substantial damage

Other reports on N171Q · 2

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

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